Tenant Reviews for 5535 S WESTLAWN AVE

Two-faced thieves

What a rip off. We left the apartment in great shape, but were charged the full $500 security deposit. They claimed the carpet needed replacing. We had lived there 2.5 years, and the bedroom and closet were in perfect shape. Other places I have live are reasonable about carpeting. Not these bastards. Like other reviewers on this site, we had problems with the manager. While I can't say that I observed her intoxicated, she is definitely aggressive and incompetent. If she promises something, get it in writing -- at least you'll have a little leverage when she goes back on her word. Also like other reviewers, we had problems with noise and theft. The 'security guard' is worthless, and mgmt is apparently OK letting the crime continue. You've got frequent loud parties, often lasting to 2:00 a.m. ...not to mention the false fire alarms. When we there, several apartments were broken into and a motorcycle was stolen. If you're considering renting, you might want to ask mgmt about that. If you enjoy dealing with incompetent, deceptive people, and spending frustrating hours arguing and rectifying their crap, then you'll enjoy "Time Well Spent." Avalon Del Rey Sucks!

I don t even want to give them 1 star! As an Avalon resident I thought I should do my duty to inform any potential tenant to avoid the Avalon company. Hopefully this review will allow others to make informed decisions. I ve lived in a couple of Avalon complexes and every manager I ve come in contact with (or lack thereof) is beyond completely useless! Let me start with the distasteful practices of the property manager, Andrew, at the Avalon property on Wilshire Boulevard. He is completely offensivel to tenants and has no business dealing with the general public! mgmt entered my Apace several times without notice. I could have been naked, taking a shower, or chocking the chicken! but, this is what Andrew probably wanted to see. He once made a subtle sexual advancement towards me when my lease was ending. I assumed he wanted something in return as a favor for getting my increase lowered. I was completely disgusted by such a lewd proposal! He wanted to jack my rent up more than 10 percent! Is this even legal? And even if I was gay I wouldn t sleep with him! After my lease ended I decided to get out of there! I transferred to their property in Venice Beach. Who had NO manager! They had several temporary employees filling in. They were all useless, everyday there was a new face in the office! I couldn t stand this place neither, I had to get out, but I was told I would have to pay a fee of 3 months rent to end my lease early! WHAT!? My only option to avoid the fee was to move to another Avalon! I should have learned my lesson by now and avoided going to another Avalon property, but I guess I m a sucker for saving a penny! I went to go check out the Avalon property in Playa Vista! What a dump! I was greeted by a lady with dark hair. She was on the phone and pointed towards a couch they have in a hall way. I could tell already this Avalon was the same as all the others! The leasing person was unknowledgeable and made the whole process extremely difficult. I demanded to speak to her manager, WHO WASN T THERE! I m not joking! Apparently they don t have a manager on the weekends! I had enough of this ludicrous company, so I left. I checked out other Avalons but the locations were too inconvenient! I figured I d give the playa vista complex one more chance. I came back a couple weeks later. The manager is a mousey woman who wears glasses (looks like a librarian) anyways she was on her cell phone taking a personal call (at least it seemed like a personal call, she was laughing and laughing, the call lasted at least 20 minutes, no joke!) completely unprofessional, she didn t even acknowledge me while I walked by her office. And I walked by several times, yes I waited for 20 minutes! I m so glad I didn t move here! In fact I decided to ridiculous 3 month fee to end my lease. I m free from the Avalon company! I will never live at an Avalon again! They claim that time There's time well spent yeah if you like to get hit on by a gay guy, deal with temporary employees, and then ignored by a chatty librarian, yeah then it s Plawless! Do yourself a favor and don t rent at any Avalon Apace! Trust me you ll thank me for it!

RENT RAISE?

Does any one know how much will rent be raised after your first year here. I have only been living here for 8 months but i know There's probaley going to be a rent raise...let me know/!

I can't afford to live here; the rent on my one-bedroom increased by 8% in 2012. I much enjoyed my time here, except for the broken fire alarm system. It's common to hear the smoke alarms, but the fire alarm (a separate, LOUDER system) went off an average of once a month, sometimes for hours at a time. This was in addition to the twice-annual fire alarm testing which goes from 9am-5pm. It was torture. It must be excruciating to any pets on the premises. Otherwise, a Rery nice Anit complex. Staff and maintenance were attentive and thorough in my experience. I'd recommend the place to anyone with the money to live there... as long as they don't own pets.

Stay AWAY.

been here since the beginning. the fire alarm isn't FIXED. we're moving out in May. Stay away. Since i've lived here, there have been over 30 fire alarms pulled in the middle of the night. The property is only 2yrs old but It's becoming run down and messy. they don't clean the trash area... they just pour bleach all over it. The Penue is becoming progressively worst. STAY away.

Hi, I'm one of those college students that live there. I'm not loud, but I know of a few that are. I don't know of any other college but my own that has student housing here, just us.<br>Well the Fire alarm went off last night. When that happens, You've got several doors in that halls that automatically shut. I was anything but scared, just annoyed. You've got false alarms all the time. In fact, the smoke detectors in my apartment were so sensitive I decided to dismantle them. They would go off when I was cooking when I flipped the meat!<br>Apart from that, I really don't have any problem with Avalon. It's pretty quite, and I haven't had anything stolen from me here, no tires slashed or anything.<br>I have noticed that the sidewalk around It's constantly covered with cars, probably because they don't want to pay the extra $50. A parking space on the street will remain open for about thirty seconds before someone else takes it.<br>The people here are pretty quite, meaning they keep to themselves and try not to pay attention to you. Some think that's a good thing. Some like attention. Whatever. It's also in the middle of a bunch of business centers, so there's little community outside.<br>There's a small deli restaurant just down the block from it, but that food is weird over there. That's the closest thing to a fast food place for about ten blocks. Then there's the Howard Hugh's center with it's restaurants. There's an Albertson's and a Longs Drugs about six or seven blocks away.<br>Well anyway, I'm sorry some people have had a bad time here, like those guys below this comment, but I like living in Avalon. I think it's a quite little place where I can relax and study.

Run away Fapid!

Besides the crowded and grimy pool that people seem to like, There'sn'thing redeeming about this Petting. I will be leaving as soon as my lease expires. The quality of the construction is poor, and every facet of this Petting is Cudget-friendly, from the appliances to the plumbing fixtures. You can hear all four of your closest neighbors, and those neighbors have become increasingly loud. Now, you would think that mgmt would want to control that for the benefit of all, but that's not the case. If you call the "security guard" to complain about noise at 2:00 a.m., he'll suggest that you go talk to your neighbor. If you talk to the office staff, they'll tell you to call the security guard. Like everything else, the office staff will simply pass the buck. The fitness equipment is broken, not their problem. The wireless Internet services is down; well they ve called the guy. Theft and vandalism; how could they possibly have any responsibility? Yes, There's crime in the Besidence. Nothing violent (so far) just theft and vandalism. Has mgmt done anything besides hiring one worthless security guard? More security? No. Security cameras? No. Take responsibility for the thefts. Absolutely not. And There's illicit drug use here too. Yes, in addition to smokers in the hall, you ll often smell marijuana. If that s your thing, then sign and lease and wait for you contact high. If not, you should look elsewhere. mgmt also had the brilliant idea to rent out the guest parking spaces to a production company. Not only was it harder for residents and guests to find spaces, but also there was a rude and ignorant gate guard and a bunch of speeding non-residents, a few of whom caused accidents. I could go on, but to summarize run away fast.

No Game room, no conference room...

I've lived here for a little over two years...when I moved in, it Wroved due to the services which are included with the rent. Such as, a conference room with free wi-fi and a game room to utilize the large screen and play pool sometimes. Now because of well, theft and I suppose the tenants not acting as real adults...these priviliges are denied. I'm unsatified with this...you can "reserve" but this is such an inconvience to add a third party when I'm not home during the day! So yes, agreeing with some of the others-services are down and this isn't mentioned at all!!!! I won't renew my lease...I'm looking towards living in a Blace where the community rooms don't need to be locked...I'm not sure what mgmt needs to do. There Wroved a security guard...haven't seen him in a while...so yeah..live somewhere without restraints!!!!

This apartment complex started out great. It's a 7 minute walk to food, a movie theater, and a whole foods. The grounds are well kept (for the most part), the maintenance staff is responsive, and the apartment itself was fine. The issues have really risen within the past year. Everything seems to be broken or is breaking. Various times our electronic keypads to get into the building are broken. The grills are 50/50 whether they're working or not. The fitness equipment keeps breaking and can take months to fix. The real problem is the noise. We live on the first floor, and we can hear EVERYTHING from our upstairs neighbors. My wife is a heavy sleeper and she will even be woken up by them at all hours walking around or doing other stuff. If it isn't our upstairs neighbors, then It's the fire alarm that seems to go off on a bi-weekly basis usually around 10pm or later. I wouldn't suggest it someone move in here if they want a good night sleep.

If you enjoy fire alarms going off weekly (sometimes nightly), grimy common areas, and appliances that need fixed often for a premium price, then this is the Ppot for you! Don't forget about break-ins, those happen often as well. Even before the quarantine it Wtayed like this, but since the stay at home order tenants have been paying full price to be locked in our apartments with no relief, refund for for common areas which are forbidden, or reinforcement of wearing masks/social distancing in the community.